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78, Crescent Eoad, Plumstead, and Messrs. "Wood and Ingram, 

 Huntingdon. The former was granted first-class certificates for 

 3Irs. Ingleton, light-edged red, and Ada Ingleton, light-edged purple, 

 and Charles Williams, heavy-edged red ; and the last-mentioned 

 firm received similar awards for Delicata, light-edged purple, and 

 Miss F. Ingram, heavy-edged red. 



First-class Certificates were conferred upon Dracaena Fraseri, a 

 strong-growing species, with large bronzy leaves distinctly margined 

 with bright carmine, exhibited by Mr. Fraser, Lea Bridge ; and upon 

 Juniperus chinensis aurea, a very beautiful and constant variety of 

 this well-known conifer, in habit exactly resembling the normal form , 

 but the young growth is tipped with deep golden yellow ; exhibited 

 by Mr. M. Young, Godalming. 



The Gladioli show at Kensington, although not very extensive, 

 was remarkably bright and attractive. The leading trade growers 

 were Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport, and Mr. Douglas, 

 gardener to F. Whitbourne, Esq., Loxford Hall, Ilford. The 

 varieties staged by Messrs. Kelway and Son in the open class for 

 twenty-four were — Benon, Clarissa, Lacepede, B. C. Tucker, Eobert 

 Fortune, Ophir, Orphee, Le Gouve, Virginie, Phidias, Luna, Lord 

 Bridport, Yeletes, Adolphe, Brongniart, Yellow King, Madame Vil- 

 morin, Curipede, Eival, Archelaus, Aristophanes, Lady Bridport, 

 Astrea, and Araxineus. The following new varieties were shown and 

 awarded first-class certificates. By Messrs. Kelway and Son, Lord 

 Bridport, blush tinted pink, lower petals lightly blotched with 

 maroon-crimson ; Hogarth, blush feathered with purple ; Pictum, 

 pink painted with vermilion ; and Julian, blush feathered with deep 

 purple ; Archelaus, white, lightly feathered and tinted at the edge 

 with pink; Yelloio King, creamy-yellow, ground striped with car- 

 mine edge ; Astrea, deep glowing scarlet, with small violet feathers ; 

 Araxineus, vermilion, throat lightly feathered with purplish rose; 

 Phidias, deep glowing purplish rose tinted with violet ; wonderfully 

 rich and telling; Lady Bridport, blush-pink, small feather of deep 

 crimson ; this was not awarded a certificate, but it was one of the 

 very finest of the seedlings. By Mr. Douglas, Mrs. Francis Whit- 

 bourne, blush, feathered with violet-crimson, and striped at the edges 

 with reddish carmine; Talisman, purplish crimson, with light rose 

 centre ; William Farley, creamy-yellow ground, striped with bright 

 reddish carmine. 



Hollyhocks were also shown well at the Gladioli exhibition, 

 although the competition in none of the classes was very spirited. 

 Several good stands were however staged. The first prize for six 

 spikes was awarded to Mr. W. Chater, Saffron Walden, with superb 

 examples of Fair Helen, Hercules, Majestic, Peri, Fascination, and 

 Bullion. Mr. Chater also exhibited fine spikes of Othello, Queen of 

 Yellows, Cygnet, Marmion, and Alexander. Mr. Chater was also first 

 with a stand of twenty-four single blooms, comprising well-finished 

 examples of Nonpareil, Walden Primrose, Majestic, Splendidum, 

 Alfred Chater, Constance, William Brand, Mochana, Monarch, Joy, 

 Conquest, Eclipse, Carus Chater, Invincible, Prince Alfred, Levia- 

 than, Bridesmaid, Champion, Competitor, Incomparable, and Fred 



